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Parliament panel to grill agencies, delayed health data stalks Orang Asli

By MkiniEN in August 15, 2025 – Reading time 1 minute
Parliament panel to grill agencies, delayed health data stalks Orang Asli


The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on Women, Children and Community Development will interrogate federal agencies over the seven-month delay in releasing health findings for the Temiar of Kampung Kelaik, Gua Musang, .

After Malaysiakini reported last December that lab tests found extreme chromium levels in a mine tailings pond and a villager’s blood showed severe exposure risk, health officials screened about 60 villagers in January, collecting hair, nail, and blood samples that residents have anxiously awaited results for ever since.



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